Cofield

Population: 284
Median home value: $57,800

Cofield, a community in Hertford County, North Carolina, has 284 residents. The median home value of $57,800 is below the Hertford County median ($111,100).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cofield's population declined 27.2% from 390 to 284, while its median home value fell 33.2% from $86,500 to $57,800.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 88.7% of the population. 75.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 284
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $57,800
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 176
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 16.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

390284

Median household income

$42,917$60,417

Median home value

$86,500$57,800

Median gross rent

$732$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	390	$42,917	$86,500	$732
2020	421	$54,091	$87,500	$718
2021	344	$55,156	$75,000	$671
2022	384	$60,417	$66,300	$723
2023	284	—	$57,800	$763

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	2.1%
5 to 17	58	20.4%
18 to 24	30	10.6%
25 to 34	21	7.4%
35 to 44	55	19.4%
45 to 54	11	3.9%
55 to 64	20	7.0%
65 to 74	54	19.0%
75 and over	29	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17	6.0%
Black or African American	252	88.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	4.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	12.6%
High school graduate	64	33.7%
Some college or associate's	69	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75	75.8%
Carpooled	20	20.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	27.4%
15 to 29 min	47	49.5%
30 to 44 min	19	20.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	3	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 26.8% (76 of 284)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	70.4%
Nonfamily households	40	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	135	76.7%
Vacant	41	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79	58.5%
Renter-occupied	56	41.5%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other33.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	106	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58	33.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3713460
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.3567, -76.9105